Bottleneck

BOTTLENECK is a free browser-based newsgame about the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis. You play a crisis maritime coordinator with three transit slots per day for ten days, triaging oil tankers, food bulkers, LNG carriers, fertilizer ships, container vessels, and military escorts through the chokepoint that carries roughly a fifth of the world's seaborne oil. Every decision cascades. Block oil, and fuel queues form in Mumbai. Authorize a military escort, and Tehran's trust collapses. Prioritize food cargo, and Japan loses its LNG supply. There is no clean solution - only trade-offs. Built on 125+ verified sources and real-world Maritime Intelligence transit data. Runs in 15-20 minutes in any browser, in English, Polish, or Spanish. #undertale #newsgame